Improvement in water-closets



W. TURTON. Water-Closets.

Patented July 23,4878.

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TA'rEs PATENT IMPROVEMENT IN wATr-:R-CLosETs.

Specification forming part oi Letters Patent No. 206,370, dated July 23,1878; application llcd July l0, 1878.

To all rwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM TUnroN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of N ew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inVater Closets, which improvement is fully set forth in -the followingspecification, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawing, inwhich- Figure l represents a vertical section inthe plane an Fig. 2.Fig. 2 is a horizontal scction in the plane y y, Fig. l.

Similar letters indicate correspondingparts.

This invention relates to a water-closet the pan of which is made in onepiece with the chamber containing the plunger and its rod. The plungeris constructed with a belLtrap and overow, and it shuts down upon avalve seat secured to the pan. Between the pan and the chamber for theplunger is a partition, to prevent paper or other substances fromstopping up the overflow.

In the drawing, the letter A designates the pan of my water-closet,which, together with a receptacle, B, containing the plunger C, is castor otherwise produced in one piece, its shape being such that it can bereadily cast of iron or formed of clay, porcelain, or other sui tablematerial.

On the bottom edge of the pan is formed a flange, a, to which is securedthe soil-pipe D by means of a ange, I), and screw-bolts c.

Between the ilanges a and b is placed the seat E for the plunger C. Thisseat is, by preference, made of cast-iron or other suitable material,and it is provided with a flange, d, which projects between the flangesc and b, so that it can be readily secured in position. Suitable packing-rin gs interposed between the flange d and the anges a and b serve torender the joints tight.

The plunger U is provided with a stem, e, to the upper end of which issecured a suitable ring or handle, f, and the pan A is provided with atop plate or seat, F, in whichl is secured a cup-shaped disk, g, to formthe guide for the stem of the plunger. This plunger consists of abell-shaped body, h, a jacket, t', a nipple,j, a strainer, k, and avalvedisk, Z.

The jacket e' is conical, and `it is secured at its upper end to thestem c of the plunger by a bridge, m.

The nipple j is firmly secured to the bottom edge. of the jacket, and itprojects upward into the cavity n ot' the bell-shaped body h, which bodyis iirmly secured to stem c of the plunger inside the jacket i. Auannular spa-ce, o, is left between the outside surface of the body h andthe inner surface ofthe jacket fi.

Against the bottom surface of the nipplej is placed the valve-disk L andthe strainer 7c, which slips on the lower end of the stem c, and isretained in position by a nut, p.

Then the plunger is allowed to drop the valve-disk l closes down uponthe seat E, and it' the water in the pan rises above the level of thetop edge of the jacket t' it escapes through the annular space 0, and asit must rise in this space to a level with the top edge of the nipple jand above the bottom edge ot' the bell-shaped bodyh bei'oreitcan escapethrough the strainer lc, an efficient trap is formed in the body ot theplunger.

Between the chamberB, which contains the plunger, and the pan A issituated a partition, Gr, which is retained by guides q secured to orformed on the inner walls of the pan. By this partition paper or othersubstances are prevented from loating into the annular space o of theplunger, and from clogging up the trap in said plunger.

The cover F is made of cast-iron or other suitable material, andprovided with an upwardlyprojecting collar, 1'. This collar forms asupport for the guide g of the plunger, and by this means this guide israised, so that au enlarged space is formed for the movement of theplunger without increasing the height ot' the pan.

By these means a water-closet is produced which is very simple in itsconstruction, easily operated, and not liable to get out of order.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi l1. Thecombination, with the plunger-receptacle B and bell-trap overlow-plungerC, of a partition interposed between the plungerreceptacle B and pan Ato prevent the over;

flow and trap of the plunger from becoming,` have hereunto set my handand seal this 29th clogged, substantially as described. day of J une,1878.

2. The combination, with the hopper A and p 1 Y 4 plunger-seat E, of theplunger composed of TILLIAM rlURTON [L' 5'] jacket i, bell h, nipple j,rod e, and strainer k, Vtnesses: substantially as described. WV. HAUFF,

In testimony tha-t I claim the foregoing' I E. F. KASTENHUBER.

